Second in the series!
Mass paperback (Canada and US)!
Trade paperback (Canada)
Norwegian edition!
Dutch version!
My first advance from Penguin!
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The Beggar’s Opera hits The Bestseller’s List in Tucson, Arizona!
Great news - The Beggar’s Opera has hit # 7 on the bestseller’s list in Tucson, Arizona! 1. A Long Day at the End of the World Brent Henricks ($14) 2. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Michael Pollan ($27.95) 3. … Continue reading
Schedule for the first episode of my new Rogers TV show!
“Getting Published” will air on Wednesday May 8 at 7:30 PM on Rogers 22 with my first featured guest, Giller Prize-winning author, Will Ferguson. That episode will air again on May 9 at 12 PM and on May 10 at 4 PM. … Continue reading
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And so 2013 begins with a bang and a (fictional) assassination
I tried to spend a little time over the holidays working on Book 4, tentatively called, Umbrella Man. It’s going to involve an attempt on Raul Castro’s life and the arrival of the Russian mafia in all things Cuban (something that actually … Continue reading
More marketing ideas!
Okay, this is brilliant. Canada Post will create customized stamps. You pick the template and upload your photograph. Imagine sending out letters that have your book jacket on the stamped envelope! They’re a little pricey — $ 14.40 for a … Continue reading
Still on a break from writing (but back to painting)!
Surgery tomorrow on my right eye has me feeling a little nervous. (I’m so busy that I really don’t have time for downtime, and copy edits are waiting, too.) And so, on this holiday Monday (Canadian Thanksgiving), I decided to … Continue reading
The Beggar’s Opera hits the Calgary Bestseller List!
WOOHOO! The Beggar’s Opera hit the Calgary Bestsellers List at #7 this week — that’s phenomenal! I did a Skype Salon there a week or two ago with the Calgary Crime Writers (thanks to my pal, Jayne Barnard, a Calgary mystery author, and Owl’s Nest … Continue reading
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Getting a house ready for sale (and TV)!
I know that some of you wonder what I do when I’m not writing mysteries. Well, here’s a breakdown of my last week (with copy edits around the corner)! The first episode of my new show (Ottawa Experts: Real Estate) … Continue reading
A lovely encounter in sign language.
Many, many years ago, before Jade was born, I represented a lot of deaf people in Edmonton as their lawyer and I ended up fluent at about level 1 ASL (which is conversational sign language). I don’t remember much anymore: … Continue reading
